Doupo: Rebirth of Gu He, Starting with a Strategy to Win Over Yun Yun

Chapter 25 Bound to Medusa, a Sensual Meeting”Hmm...” Medusa, soaking in the water, let out a soft moan for some reason.

Even separated by the bamboo forest, Gu He could vaguely see those alluring, curvaceous lines.

Beneath a face as beautiful as a fairy’s, due to the steaming heat, tiny droplets of water condensed on her plump yet delicate skin, then slid down along her contours.

Below that slender waist was a purple snake tail full of exotic charm.

Extremely seductive.

[Ding!] The System notification sound popped up abruptly.

[Detected that the host currently has no bound target. Do you want to bind to Medusa?]

Gu He’s heart skipped a beat.

Medusa was performing a ”beauty bathing” scene not far before his eyes, and soon he would have to snatch her Heavenly Flame. You broken System, you’re coming to tell him now to conquer Medusa?

Heh.

...

Gu He steadied himself and chose to bind.

After all, if he didn’t conquer her, how would he become stronger?

”System, bind Medusa as the target.”

[Ding! Successfully bound ”Medusa” as the third conquest target.]

[Target information updated.]

[Target: Medusa.]

[Beauty Grade: Nation-Toppling Beauty.]

[Cultivation: Peak Dou Huang.]

[Favorability towards host: -10%. Note: With current favorability, the success rate of the host making an appropriate invitation to the target is -10%.]

[Every time the target’s favorability increases, corresponding rewards can be obtained based on the magnitude of the increase.]

Gu He gave a bitter smile. Is this what one expects from the Queen of the Snake-People Clan? Born hostile to the Human Race, she probably has negative favorability towards every human.

...

Time passed.

Medusa slowly opened her light purple eyes, sparks seeming to flicker within them.

”If I can succeed in my evolution, all the humans here today... will remain in the desert forever!!”

As her chilling voice faded, Medusa pulled off the purple hair tie binding her waterfall-like black hair and shook her head gently.

She continuously formed hand seals, her eyes fierce.

The surrounding energy surged violently.

Under the intense light, a purple giant snake, over ten zhang long, coiled in the air above the small island.

The snake’s body was elegant yet held hidden power.

Medusa glanced from afar at her Snake-People Clan tribe resisting the attacks, muttered a few words with her red lips, and then resolutely charged towards the mass of cyan Heavenly Flame.

”Ah—” The beauty’s shrill scream rang out, and Gu He heard it clearly from not far away.

The pain within her Soul made Medusa’s screams last for a full half-hour.

Even with his sound barrier active, Gu He could still hear a little.

After the screaming stopped, the beautiful purple giant snake was gone, leaving behind only a pitch-black little snake about two or three zhang long.

At this moment, streaks of white lightning struck in from outside, hitting the little snake’s body directly, and for a moment, the little snake seemed to have no signs of life.

Gu He naturally knew that Medusa had not perished; in fact—she had succeeded in her evolution.

Failed to swallow it, yet achieved Nirvana and Rebirth.

”Hiss~” A faint sound rang out on the pitch-black ground.

Gu He looked at the little snake on the ground that had shed its black shell, now only about two centimeters long and slender.

Its entire body was covered in tiny seven-colored scales, and its light purple snake pupils exuded an air of elegance and nobility.

Beautiful yet extremely seductive.

Gu He stepped forward to pick up the seven-colored little snake, cradling its body in his palm.

The little snake seemed to sense the extraordinary nature of the person who had come, and ingratiatingly stuck out its tongue to lick Gu He’s finger.

Under the moonlight, the seven-colored snake scales looked incredibly like shimmering, iridescent white.

Gu He didn’t speak, but couldn’t help stroking that layer of colorful snake scales; the touch was cold, delicate, and very comfortable.

Who would have thought—that this was Queen Medusa, who held both a fearsome and seductive reputation in the Tagor Desert?

Gu He took a porcelain bottle out of his storage ring and, like pouring candy to coax a child, dumped all the Medicinal Pill inside, holding them in his other palm.

Six fourth-grade Medicinal Pill, Qi Gathering Powder, were placed right in front of the little snake.

Gu He’s fingertip was instantly tugged by a strong force, and the seven-colored little snake climbed up along his fingertip, rubbing back and forth on his finger.

”Hmm? You don’t like it?” Seeing that she made no move, Gu He thought the Qi Gathering Powder was too shabby.

As if she understood, the little snake shook her head, then climbed down from his fingertip and quickly slithered into his other palm to eat the Medicinal Pill.

”Nom nom~” She ate the Medicinal Pill very quickly; after finishing, her purple snake eyes shone like stars, clean and pure.

Gu He realized a bit that the little seven-colored snake’s previous actions seemed to be an attempt to please him?

Thanking him before eating, to make her master’s favorability towards her increase?

The little thoughts of this snake... he decided not to expose them.

Gu He stroked her snake tail; the cold touch felt like fine jade.

[Ding! Target’s favorability towards host increased by 5%. Obtained reward: Dou Wang to Dou Huang Breakthrough Experience Book!]

[Dou Wang to Dou Huang Breakthrough Experience Book: A crash course manual, no explanation needed.]

[Target’s favorability towards host: -5%.]

”...” Gu He felt speechless for a moment.

First, the reward.

Could it be that the System couldn’t watch anymore? Did it think he was too weak for not having broken through to Dou Huang after so long?

Previously, it gave Dou Technique that could allow for cross-stage challenges, focusing on ”pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger,” but now it was directly giving a crash course experience book.

It really knows how to keep up with the times.

Next, the favorability.

Medusa is truly worthy of being Medusa; even after turning into a pet snake, and even if she appeared obedient and ingratiating on the surface, deep down she still held a hatred for the Human Race and a deep-seated arrogance, not easily turning her gaze for humans.

The thought flashed by, and Gu He didn’t waste time, directly using the experience book.

No need for a Protector, and no need for a large replenishment of Qi; Gu He just thought about it, and the next instant, a phenomenon of heaven and earth occurred, and he directly broke through to Dou Huang!

...

Outside, Yan Shi and Feng Li, who were bravely storming the temple and negotiating with Medusa’s Clone, were dumbfounded.

They had just managed to figure out that the Medusa in front of them was fake, when they immediately discovered that Medusa seemed to be preparing to swallow the Heavenly Flame.

Strange phenomena arose, and they rushed over quickly, but they encountered the energy barrier set up by Medusa, which would take a long time to break.

Meanwhile, Yue Mei and the other Snake-People were both worried and happy; while stopping Yan Shi and the others, they were also looking forward to Queen Medusa successfully advancing.

However, purple light filled the air, lightning flashed, and thunder rolled; it took a while for the phenomenon to dissipate, but only a few moments later, the pitch-black night sky was dyed purple-blue, and a dazzling blue column of Qi shot straight into the sky!

It was actually another phenomenon!

Feng Li slashed away the energy snake that wanted to wrap around his body and frowned slightly.

This seems to be the phenomenon of a Dou Wang breaking through to Dou Huang?

Could it be that guy Gu He...

Feng Li’s eyes became increasingly deep.

He had felt that things weren’t simple when he came, because although Gu He used the excuse that the two of them were there to protect him, it felt more like he was using them as shields to buy time—their status and strength were just right for that.

It seems Gu He’s good fortune has arrived, he sighed inwardly.

Yue Mei was also confused by this situation; she knitted her willow-leaf eyebrows and stopped preventing Yan Shi and the others from attacking the protective shield.

She also wanted to know what had happened inside.

Has Your Highness the Queen broken through the Peak Dou Huang to become a Dou Zong?

Also... on the human side, it seems one person is missing?